LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

interstō

interstō (present infinitive interstāre, perfect active interstetī or interstitī)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.stoː]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.sto]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto stand between or in the midst of

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.interstōinterstābaminterstābōinterstetī
interstitī
intersteteram
interstiteram
intersteterō
interstiterō
2nd sg.interstāsinterstābāsinterstābisinterstetistī
interstitistī
intersteterās
interstiterās
intersteteris
interstiteris
3rd sg.interstatinterstābatinterstābitinterstetit
interstitit
intersteterat
interstiterat
intersteterit
interstiterit
1st pl.interstāmusinterstābāmusinterstābimusinterstetimus
interstitimus
intersteterāmus
interstiterāmus
intersteterimus
interstiterimus
2nd pl.interstātisinterstābātisinterstābitisinterstetistis
interstitistis
intersteterātis
interstiterātis
intersteteritis
interstiteritis
3rd pl.interstantinterstābantinterstābuntinterstetērunt
interstetēre, interstitērunt, interstitēre
intersteterant
interstiterant
intersteterint
interstiterint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.intersteminterstāremintersteterim
interstiterim
interstetissem
interstitissem
2nd sg.interstēsinterstārēsintersteterīs
interstiterīs
interstetissēs
interstitissēs
3rd sg.interstetinterstāretintersteterit
interstiterit
interstetisset
interstitisset
1st pl.interstēmusinterstārēmusintersteterīmus
interstiterīmus
interstetissēmus
interstitissēmus
2nd pl.interstētisinterstārētisintersteterītis
interstiterītis
interstetissētis
interstitissētis
3rd pl.interstentinterstārentintersteterint
interstiterint
interstetissent
interstitissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.interstāturinterstābāturinterstābitur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.interstēturinterstārētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.interstā—
pres. 2nd pl.interstāte—
fut. 2nd sg.interstātō—
fut. 3rd sg.interstātōinterstātor
fut. 2nd pl.interstātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.interstantōinterstantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinterstāreinterstārī
perfect infinitiveinterstetisse
interstitisse
—
present participleinterstāns—
future participle—interstandum
interstanda, interstandā, interstandae, interstandam, interstandārum, interstandās, interstande, interstandīs, interstandōrum, interstandōs, interstandus
gerundinterstandī, interstandō, interstandum

inter-sto, stĕti, 1, v. n. and a.
I. , to stand or be between or in the midst of (post-class.): tempus interstat, Amm. 22, 11, 3; 16, 9, 4. —With acc., Avien. Perieg. 849.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininterstō

Latin inter- Proto-Italic *(s)tāō Latin stō Latin interstō From inter- + stō.

Quick answers

What does interstō mean in Latin?
interstō, a verb, means “to stand between or in the midst of”.
What are the principal parts of interstō?
interstō, interstāre, interstetī (first conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce interstō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtɛr.stoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtɛr.sto].
Where does interstō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interstō.